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Biodiversity is fundamental for human well-being, and we depend on nature’s ecosystem services for our survival. Today, biodiversity loss occurs at an accelerating rate and the number of endangered species is higher than ever. Despite this, biodiversity loss has long been overshadowed by the climate issue. However, the issue of biodiversity is now receiving more attention and new frameworks and po
Abstract Title: The Art of Shielding Luxury Brands: Defensive Strategies for Success Seminar date: 2023-06-01 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) Authors: Arvid Vesterberg, Oscar Frithiof and Stefan Karlsson Advisor: Jon Bertilsson Key words: Brand image, luxury brands, automotive industry, defensive,
The Swedish National Archives have a national overview of the archive sector of Sweden’s public authorities and the archive ordinance gives the National Archives mandate to regulate and supervise the management of the archives, their compliance with the rules via auditing inspections, and to advise on archive matters. Due to the immense digitalization of public sector information in Sweden, archiv
Uppsatsen behandlar den fria rörligheten för varor i relation till det svenska alkoholmonopolet samt hur Systembolagets framtid ser ut om gårdsförsäljning införs i Sverige. Art 34, art 36 och art 37 FEUF är tre fördragsbestämmelser som har varit av relevans för uppsatsens undersökning. Frågeställningarna som uppsatsen syftar till att besvara är för det första hur det svenska alkoholmonopolet förhåThe essay addresses the free movement of goods in relation to the Swedish alcohol monopoly and how Systembolaget's future looks if on-farm sales are introduced in Sweden. Art 34, art 36 and art 37 TFEU are three treaty provisions that have been relevant to the essay's examination. The questions that the essay aims to answer are, firstly, how the Swedish alcohol monopoly relates to the prov
In this master's thesis I will study library space in its practical use in relation to the professionals working in it daily, i.e. the library staff. It seems that this profession should have a unique knowledge base around how the library is used and how space can be organised to benefit the users, the staff and the collections. The library is closely connected to and affected by society and s
This thesis explores the role of Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) in achieving climate neutrality, with a focus on a comparative study between the European Union (EU) and China. The background also emphasizes the global climate change issues in the past years and the use of ETS as an effective market-based carbon pricing tool for limiting the emission of greenhouse gases. The aim of this research i
This is a bachelor essay written as a part of a social studies education. The purpose of this essay was to examine school counselor’s opinions about the alcohol and drug preventive interventions in high school. The study was made through a quantitative method. To collect empirical data, a survey was sent out through e-mail to 70 school counselors in Skåne County, which is in the south of Sweden. T
Bakgrund: Till följd av att den globala konkurrensen tilltar, ökar komplexiteten, flexibiliteten och produktvariationen inom produktion. Detta leder till att förbättringsprojekt blir allt svårare att genomföra. Händelsestyrd simulering har i litteraturen blivit identifierat som ett verktyg med förmågan att lösa dessa utmaningar, men till följd av att komplexiteten i en produktion ökar, växer också
In light of what have become known as the European migration crisis, this thesis examines the legality of one of EU’s burden-sharing responses to this perceived threat – the EU/Turkey deal on March 18 2016. For many asylum seekers, the dream of a safe haven in the EU goes through Turkey to the Greek islands, leading to a significant rise in the number of would-be asylum seekers in the EU over the
Body appreciation-unappreciation and body satisfaction-dissatisfaction are in the literature seen as conceptually different, but construct distinction has only been supported using qualitative methods. Because of limits in using Likert-style questionnaires to measure multidimensional constructs, quantitative research has yet to directly demonstrate that it is possible to appreciate the body withou
Uppsatsen undersöker hur intressekonflikten mellan vindkraft och rennäring, hanterats av Mark- och miljööverdomstolen (MÖD). Rennäringen och vind-kraftverk gör inte sällan anspråk så samma landområden. EU har utsett vind-kraft som en central del av den gröna omställningen mot förnybar energi, och medlemsländerna uppmanas fastställa förnybar energi som ett överskuggande allmänintresse. Samtidigt haThis paper explores how the conflict of interest between wind power and reindeer husbandry has been addressed by the Land and Environment Court of Appeal (MÖD). Reindeer husbandry and wind turbines often vie for the same land areas. The EU has designated wind power as a central component of the green transition towards renewable energy, urging member states to establish renewable energy as a param
Kontraåtgärder är ett slags självhjälpsåtgärd som stater under vissa förutsättningar tillåts vidta som ett svar på internationellt felaktiga handlingar. Konceptet kontraåtgärder grundar sig på internationell sedvanerätt, och kommer till uttryck i ILC:s kodifiering av reglerna om statsansvar, ARSIWA. Ett grundläggande krav för en laglig kontraåtgärd är att åtgärden uppfyller kravet på proportionaliCountermeasures are a form of self-help measures that States, under certain conditions, are allowed to take in response to internationally wrongful acts. The concept of countermeasures is based on customary international law and is expressed in the International Law Commission’s codification of the law of State responsibility, ARSIWA. A fundamental requirement for a lawful countermeasure is that t
Litigation Public Relations (LPR) är en form av strategisk kommunikation som syftar till att vinna allmänhetens åsikt då en rättsprocess aktualiseras. Tanken är att företag genom vinst av allmänhetens dom ska kunna tjäna, mo-raliskt och ekonomisk, på rättsprocessen och eventuell medial uppmärksamhet den väcker. Uppsatsen har som syfte att kartlägga det förfarande som faller in under LPR och hur deLitigation Public Relations (LPR) is a form of strategic communication aimed at winning in the court of public opinion during any legal process. The idea is that by winning in the court of public opinion, a company may be able to gain both morally and financially from the process and its potential media cover-age. The purpose of this essay is to map out the practice that is LPR and how this practi
In this essay the notion of targeted killings is reviewed through arguments about law and philosophy based on two different newspaper articles written by Daniel Byman and Richard A. Wiley. Targeted killings in the articles context of the Israel-Palestine conflict are categorized in too three argument concepts in my analysis, the three concepts are effectiveness, legality and morality. Targeted kil
It is estimated that the average Swede throws away 61 kg of food waste annually. The more food waste there is, the more food waste bags are required. Since the implementation of a tax on thin plastic bags, grocery stores have been providing fruit bags of paper as an eco-friendly alternative. This study examines the current usage of paper fruit bags in the municipality of Helsingborg and explores t
Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an improved ESG performance leads to a lower cost of debt, proxied by the yield spread of newly issued corporate bonds and if this effect is more pronounced for firms operating in a stronger institutional environment. We therefore ask the following two research questions: Does a higher ESG score lead to a lower cost
